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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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